The Greene County Tigers will face off against the Pickens Academy Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greene County took a loss when they played away from home on October 11th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Vincent by a score of 32-24.
Ronald Wilder Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 289 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Greene County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Cornelius Hunter picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Greene County got some further help from Damian Isaac: he picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles.
Greene County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pickens Academy beat Marion 21-14 on Friday.
Greene County now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Pickens Academy, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7.
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